What is Thomas Howard's specialty?

Thomas Howard (NPI 1396713137) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in South Charleston, WV.

Where does Thomas Howard practice?

Thomas Howard practices in South Charleston, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396713137.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Howard?

Thomas Howard (NPI 1396713137) received approximately $128K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 205 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396713137

Thomas HowardMD

PRACTICERHEUMATOLOGY GROUP, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologySouth Charleston, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

292

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,554

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$60K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 19 Rheumatology providers in WV — top quintile (cohort median 2,218).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,411

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium768 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate580 claims

Prednisone388 claims

Meloxicam224 claims

Gabapentin218 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.9

Quality

69.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.67%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Howard's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HERBERT J. THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	43	83
Jeffrey Boss Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	14	16
Daniel Rodgers Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	12	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	182	336
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC	150	539
CHARLESTON HOSPITAL INC.	35	72
HERBERT J. THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	31	51
Adam Krompecher Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, WV	13	18
BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	13	52
Frank Muto Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, WV	12	16
LOGAN GENERAL HOSPITAL LLC	12	33
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	11	19

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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